Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by was 45,700 Euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 45,700 Euro for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 45,700 Euro in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,500 Euro, in 2000.
That places European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 137th out of 314 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24,500 Euro | — |
| 2001 | 25,300 Euro | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 26,000 Euro | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 26,700 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 27,300 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 28,000 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 28,700 Euro | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 29,500 Euro | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 30,700 Euro | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 30,800 Euro | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31,800 Euro | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32,600 Euro | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 33,100 Euro | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 33,600 Euro | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 34,000 Euro | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34,500 Euro | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 35,000 Euro | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35,700 Euro | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 36,600 Euro | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 37,500 Euro | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 37,500 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,100 Euro | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 41,000 Euro | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 43,500 Euro | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 45,700 Euro | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,750 Euro | 24,500 Euro | 30,800 Euro | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,440 Euro | 31,800 Euro | 37,500 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,360 Euro | 37,500 Euro | 45,700 Euro | 5 |
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 45,700 Euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 45,700 Euro in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,500 Euro in 2000.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 137th out of 314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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